Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MI0046841
MDOT-SECONDARY COMPLEX, Lansing, MI: NPDES MI0046841 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 13Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 1Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
MDOT-SECONDARY COMPLEX, held by Michigan Department of Transportation, holds NPDES permit MI0046841, which discharges to Whaley Drain. EPA’s file records it issued July 24, 2019 and expiring October 1, 2022. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (October 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | MDOT-SECONDARY COMPLEX |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Michigan Department of Transportation |
| NPDES ID | MI0046841 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | July 24, 2019 |
| Expiration date | October 1, 2022 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Lansing, MI 48917 |
| Receiving water | Whaley Drain |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Silver Creek-Grand River (HUC 040500040703) |
| NAICS | 921190 – Other General Government Support |
| SIC | 9199 – General Government |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler MID981796303 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download; cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 15Pollutants on file
- 13Under a numeric limit
- 14With a violation of any kind
- 3With an effluent exceedance
An effluent exceedance is a discharge monitoring report value over the permit’s numeric limit (EPA’s violation code E90). A violation of any kind also counts a report not filed. Each row is EPA’s own count for that pollutant.
| Pollutant or measure | Limits | Violations, any kind | Effluent exceedances | Latest exceedance | Largest exceedance, as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trichloroethylene | 2 | 47 | 4 | September 30, 2024 | 4,300% over the limit |
| cis-1,2-Dichloroethene | 2 | 85 | 1 | September 30, 2024 | 1,800% over the limit |
| Vinyl chloride | 2 | 12 | 1 | September 30, 2024 | 367% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 0 | 79 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 28 | 0 | ||
| 1,2-cis-Dichloroethylene | 2 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Methyl isobutyl ketone | 2 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Equipment inspection - visual | 1 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Outfall observation,visual, y/n response | 1 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Chlorination duration | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 1,1-Dichloroethylene | 2 | 13 | 0 | ||
| trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene | 2 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Chloride [as Cl] | 1 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 1 | 9 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES limits and effluent violations files (ECHO download); up to 60 rows shown, most exceedances first.
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 4Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| December 21, 2025 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| September 22, 2020 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Notify | ST6 |
| August 21, 2020 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| October 21, 2019 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
Inspections
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| February 2, 2026 | Reconnaissance without Sampling | S |
Formal enforcement and penalties
0 formal actions, 0 of them with a penalty assessed. Federal and state penalties are separate figures from separate authorities and are shown as each was filed, never added together.
Informal enforcement
EPA’s informal enforcement file holds no action for NPDES MI0046841.
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES violation, inspection and enforcement files (ECHO download); up to 50 rows of each shown, newest first.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.